Ok, ok, so as 2009 gets started, I’m making one of my many personal resolutions to be a little more active—or at least timely—in my blog posts.

Although I’ve said farewell to a city where I like to think I was becoming one of the many transplanted locals, DC has not paused for my departure—and why would it?
The global economy continues to struggle and according to President-elect Barack Obama, the national economy is “bad and getting worse.” As Congress gets back to work with a new session, The New York Times had some recommended financial resolutions for Washington.

Despite the economic gloom, it’s encouraging to know that Asian Americans are part of soon-to-be President Obama’s vision for the future. Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) noted the diversity in the president-elect’s new administration in an article for AsianWeek. (I should note that AsianWeek, once the oldest and largest English-language newspaper for the APIA community, is now exclusively an online publication, leaving a significant hole in the coverage of Asian Americans and APIA issues.)

For me, personally…as the new year begins, I guess I’ll be corny and vague. I’ll reflect on the good and bad of 2008, and look forward to new days and new, promising experiences.